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Real People, Real Style: Pure Parfet-tion

By |May 3rd, 2009|Real People Real Style|

This California girl is a real natural beauty (and another east coast transplant).  Her eclectic style is the epitome of east meets west.

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Name: Katie Parfet

Wearing: vintage black party dress, vintage Cole Haan lace up boots, J. Crew grey cardigan, vintage black Coach shoulder bag

Occupation: Ambassador of Sole, TOMS Shoes

Hometown: Pelham, New York

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and your bag was only big enough for 3 items, what would they be? cherry chapstick (because I’m addicted), the perfect pair of jean cut-offs, and a good fashion magazine… I mean book.

Favorite beauty product: Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer. Any day  now I’m going to learn to apply makeup…

Style icon: My grandmother.

This summer I can’t wait to wear: TOMS Shoes Cordones line (Hipper TOMS, with laces!)

Style tip for all the fashion degenerates: If you’re showing major leg, cover up on top and vice versa.

Best Splurge (it was worth every penny): Pauric Sweeney black overnight purse. Great for an everyday computer tote or airport carry-on.

Trend you’d like to see die: Orange spray tans ruin even the prettiest of outfits.

Currently coveting: an unfussy floral dress that won’t wrinkle in my suitcase.  Looking forward to scooping one up in New York next weekend.

Fun fact: it’s my birthday!

Biggest personal fashion flop: wearing leggings more days than not this winter.

Tisk tisk on the leggings, Katie lady, but we’ll let it slide.  We love that you put your heart and “sole” into your style.

xx,

WhyDid

Coupon Clippers

By |May 2nd, 2009|Uncategorized|

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While running on the treadmill yesterday (unemployment has been great thus far), I saw a commercial for a great new website. It’s called Coupon Cabin (www.couponcabin.com) and it provides you with discount codes to all different shopping websites from Victoria’s Secret to Major League Baseball to Bluefly.

Great way to stay thrifty while this whole “recession” thing is going on. Happy shopping!

xx,

WhyDid

WhyDid Wisdom: Bendel’s Got a Brand New Bag

By |May 1st, 2009|WhyDid Wisdom|

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You may know it as the New York institution on Fifth Avenue where “Gossip Girls” go to shop, but today marks a sad day for the “girls’ playground.” Henri Bendel has announced they are planning to expand their accessories business, which means they will be eliminating their apparel departments completely.

Over the years Bendel’s has been trying to re-invent itself in many different ways, but after opening a handful of accessories stores that only carry private-label merchandise, they have decided this is the route they are going to take. They will be opening another six stores this year, bringing the total to eleven. They also started their brand promotion on different social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook. They opted for a different technique for branding on social media like Facebook ads on Facebook. For the social boost review of traffic boosting tool visit us.  And for the promotion on Instagram, they firstly opted for the strategy to make their account popular by increasing the number of Instagram followers through Upleap. They hire the top famous company Nitro for the increase of instagram followers. According to the sources, they also started getting the result on their Instagram page.

Where does that leave  the apparel buyers?  Well, that’s a good question.  There is no longer a place for them at HB.  With no more Herve dresses to buy, no more I.D. Sarrieri lingerie to select, and not an E.Vil t in sight, they have been sent on their ways to explore new opportunities.

It was a good run and I will truly miss the wonderful ladies with whom I  worked.  On a positive note, this will give me much more time to scout out horrific fashion and update you on clever ways to make your cleavage  appear more voluptuous.  You should probably just go ahead and send HB a “thank you” note cause now you’ve got my undivided attention.

xx,

WhyDid